Environmental Health Sciences
The Department of Environmental Health Sciences is dedicated to understanding the connection between environmental health and human health and to developing solutions that improve lives and communities.
Through innovative research, collaborative training and a strong commitment to public
health impact, we prepare our students to become leaders in research and practice
while contributing to discoveries that matter locally, nationally and globally.
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Degree Programs
Protecting Health
Our research explores the connections between environmental exposures and human health and helps inform interventions, guide policy and protect communities.
Explore Department Research-
Megha Singh awarded Bayer Fellowship
Environmental health sciences doctoral student and soil scientist Megha Singh has been awarded a Scientific Fellowship from the Bayer Foundation to receive training in NanoSIMS at the Technical Institute of Munich.
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Eric Vejerano wins NSF award to study PFRs
The NSF has awarded environmental health sciences' Eric Vejerano a grant of nearly $620,000 to determine how and why common sunscreen ingredients form persistent free radicals when they are exposed to light.
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Protecting soil health from unseen threats
Environmental health sciences assistant professor Andi Jilling is leading two USDA-funded projects focused on identifying threats to healthy soil and protecting it on behalf of farms and consumers across the country.
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Faculty and Staff
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20+
Nationally Competitive Grants
Held by our Faculty
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$3.5 Million
Extramural Support
In 2025-2026
